Purcell - Killingsworth House

Purcell - Killingsworth House (HM1E5A)

Location: Columbia, AL 36319 Houston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 17.82', W 85° 6.636'

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This house, also known as Travelers Rest, was completed in 1890 by William Henry Purcell (1845-1910) a prominent Columbia businessman and politician. Purcell had many business interests including a steamboat landing on the Chattahoochee River. This was the boyhood home of Bishop Clare Purcell (1884-1964) who, in 1955, was elected President of the Council of Bishops, the highest place of recognition ever achieved by a native-born Alabama Methodist minister. In 1946 the Purcell family sold the two acre homestead to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Killingsworth who have meticulously restored this imposing Victorian mansion. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places December 16, 1982.
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HM NumberHM1E5A
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Year Placed1989
Placed ByThe Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Purcell Family
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 1:57pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 679827 N 3464058
Decimal Degrees31.29700000, -85.11060000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 17.82', W 85° 6.636'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 17' 49.20" N, 85° 6' 38.16" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 399 N Main St, Columbia AL 36319, US
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